Patent SG-11201808020S-A (SG)
Title: Operating visual user interface controls with ink commands
Inventor: DUHON DAVID WALKER
IPC: G06K9/20
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ...... WO 2017/184294 Al 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: ington 98052-6399 (US). TU, Xiao; Microsoft Tech- G06F 3/0486 (2013.01) GOOF 3/0488 (2013.01) nology Licensing, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docketing G06F 17/24 (2006.01) G06F 3/0484 (2013.01) (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washing- GOOK 9 / 2 0 (2006.01) ton 98052-6399 (US). ZHOU, Francis; Microsoft Tech- (21) International Application Number: nology Licensing, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docketing (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washing- PCT/US2017/023697 ton 98052-6399 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agent: MINHAS, Sandip et al.; Microsoft Corporation, 23 March 2017 (23.03.2017) Attn: Patent Group Docketing (Bldg. 8/1000), One Mi- (25) Filing Language: English crosoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 15/084,272 29 March 2016 (29.03.2016) US CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (71) Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LI- DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, CENSING, LLC [US/US]; Attn: Patent Group Docketing HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washing- KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, ton 98052-6399 (US). MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (72) Inventors: DUHON, David Walker; Microsoft Tech-SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, 5V, 5Y, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, nology Licensing, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docketing — TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. = (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash- ington 98052-6399 (US). SUN, Yibo; Microsoft Tech- (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = _ nology Licensing, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docketing kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, = (54) Title: OPERATING VISUAL USER INTERFACE CONTROLS WITH INK COMMANDS (57) : A facility enabling a user to operate visual user begin interface controls with ink commands is described. The facility causes to be displayed a control operable with mouse input, and = 201 receives an ink command directed to the displayed control. In re- = = display visual user interface control sponse, the facility operates the displayed control in accordance with the received ink command; e.g. selecting a radio button by =4 digital ink circle around the button. performing a radio = = = = input received 202 /— keyboard or 203 = mouse input operate control in accordance = with keyboard or mouse input 204 ink input ink command No recognizable in ink Il input Yes • /,— 205 71' C:r operate control in accordance ei with recognized ink command 71' GC Il Ir ---- FIG. 2 ,-1 0 ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/184294 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMOHOIEDIROHMEMOIMIE UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))